…are: 1) Cachuma Resource Conservation District, Santa Maria 2) Ventura County Resource Conservation District 3) Butte County Resource Conservation District 4) University of California Cooperative Extension, Fresno County 5) Resource…
“We Believe in Growing” Scholarship Winners Announced
…has been a member of numerous agriculture associations, including the Tulare County Farm Bureau’s Youth Leadership Program. “I am excited about my future in agriculture,” said Guthrie. “I have worked…
California Preliminary Grape Crush Report
…leading raisin grape variety crushed for 2016, held 2.0 percent of the total crush. District 13, (Madera, Fresno, Alpine, Mono, Inyo Counties; and Kings and Tulare Counties north of Nevada…
Planners Report on Implementing Groundwater Law
…participation by farmers will be essential to local implementation of the law, known by its acronym SGMA. “In many areas of California, county Farm Bureaus are serving this important role…
NASA Report: San Joaquin Valley Land Continues to Sink
…subsidence bowls covering hundreds of square miles grew wider and deeper between spring 2015 and fall 2016. Subsidence also intensified at a third area, near Tranquillity in Fresno County, where…
Tomato Growers Evaluate Domestic, Export Markets
…a concern. “U.S. agriculture—California in particular—really lives on exports,” said Rominger, a fifth-generation farmer in western Yolo County. “A huge percentage of what we produce here is exported. When we…
Snow Survey Shows Big Gains
…water tanks and bottled water. Lake Cachuma in Santa Barbara County is at just 12 percent capacity, and groundwater – source of at least a third of the supplies Californians…
Almond Board: Irrigation Workshops
…at the Modesto Junior College ag pavilion. The Fresno workshop is March 2 at the Fresno State CIT Building. Topics include the tools available to help support almond growers in…
Blum Center Relaunching With Focus on Food
…projects that are relevant to the community, Diaz Rios said. Merced County’s economy is largely based around agriculture, yet many people here do not have adequate access to food or…
Statistics Available for California Crop Year 2015
…USDA National Agricultural Statistics and Economic Research Service reporting. For county-level reporting please see the CDFA County Liaison site. Annual crop year reports have been reproduced below for your convenience….
Beekeepers, Farmers Prepare for Pollination
…and provide bee forage. This year, Synk said, about 6,000 acres of cover crops have been planted in orchards in every almond-growing county in the state. “We’re sending out free…
Western View: Ag Secretary Perdue is a Good Choice
…was president of the Southeastern Grain and Feed Association. His first public office was county zoning commissioner, then was elected state senator and later a representative. He was elected as…
Six California Projects that Reduce Pesticide Use
…Costa County Department of Agriculture and cherry growers, this project helps to prevent the establishment in Contra Costa County of cherry buckskin disease, which can wipe out entire orchards. It…
Chill Hours Getting More Complicated
…trees need a certain amount of chill hours during the winter months. The pistachio industry was hit hard by a lack of chill in 2014, especially in Kern County. Chill…